The 2011 Tour Méditerranéen runs from February 9-13.  Coverage is limited, it is not live on TV, even in France.  Expect Tour of the Mediterranean videos after each stage.

Second stage this year for Belgian sprinter – and twenty in his career – who increases his overall lead.

"Team Garmin-Barracuda sprinter Tyler Farrar let a barrage fly at the conclusion of stage four of the Tour of Qatar, where he flatted near the finish and lost out in another battle with the who’s who of the sprint world. Farrar let out an audible “F-Bomb” while riding by the camera crew at the finish of the stage, and continued on a tirade directed at anyone within a 5 km radius."

The final day of racing at the Challenge Mallorca has been cancelled due to snowfall on the climbs of the Puerto de Soller and Puig Major. Wednesday’s Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana will not take place as organisers were unable to find an alternative route following the closure of the road over the Puerto de Soller.

Last six day race of the season goes down to final night battle.

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AEG Sports, organisers of the 7th Amgen Tour of California, announced today the details of the 2012 route which goes higher and could prove far more difficult than any edition to date.

1997 Tour winner wants to get on with his life.

Wednesday's Tour of Qatar Stage 4 departs Al Thakhira at 12:15pm local (10:15am CET, 4:15am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Madinat Al Shamal at around 3:52pm local (1:52pm CET, 7:52am U.S. Eastern).  Tour of Qatar live video streaming is expected to begin at around 3:00pm local (1:00pm CET, 7:00am U.S. Eastern).

World Anti-Doping Agency president John Fahey says that the organisation was left with no choice but to pursue an appeals case against Alberto Contador following comments made by then-Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero.

Tour organisers say Riis’s team would have to seek a wildcard like other squads.

Unexpected wisdom from an off-season on the bike.

Stealth options from 3T, a new enduro race at Glentress, web tracking developments at Australia's Kona Odyssey, the new boss at CTC and more...

2012 route unveiled for pre-Tour test.

Michael Matthews winning the U23 World Championships in 2010 in Geelong.

For 2012 Raleigh offers this bike in four sizes with a mixture of Avenir (Raleigh’s house brand) and Avid parts , Weinmann rims, Geax AKA 2.2 tires along with the necessary belt drive parts from Gates.  Raleigh included some small details like a color matched seat tube collar, headset spacer and orange accents on the wheels which match the orange on the frame.  Oh, yes, and a rigid front fork!

Is Carbon affected by the cold temp we are experiencing, and could it be that it was weakened by this?

The Daily Distraction.

As riders in their mid-30s retire, McQuaid feels “there’s less and less pressure on the younger ones to dope.” That said, he is realistic that as age starts to affect today’s younger riders‘ ability to perform, they will again face temptation.

Patrice Ciprelli, the husband and coach of Jeannie Longo, has been taken into custody by French police following a raid on the apartment the couple own at Alpe d’Huez on Wednesday morning. A simultaneous search was also carried out at the couple's home in Saint-Martin-le-Vinoux, Isère.

"I think it is safe to say that much of the anger that comes from the closing of the Lance Armstrong case is due to cycling fans being stuck with the notion of a regular doping investigation, where an accused rider is essentially guilty until proven innocent."

Yes, it’s been a big year for cyclocross, and women’s cyclocross in specific. You’ve got Marianne Vos taking the race at Worlds in a dominant way, and a women’s race at Worlds that was just as well-attended and arguably even more exciting than the men’s race.

Hydraulic rim brakes and disc brakes for SRAM's new groupset will be available in the summer...

“It’s a sad day for Alberto Contador; it's a sad day for cycling. I think people want to kill off cycling. I’m the first to say that we need good anti-doping tests, but I think that in cycling they go too far.”  -  Eddy Merckx VeloNation

"David Millar; bad boy, Simon Pure or hypocrite? Think what you like, but after his journey through doping and cycling he is a very interesting guy and still has a lot to say which is well worth listening too. Drugs, drink, cycling, life, the past and the future, we cover it all as David Millar gets PEZ’d!"